The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939
1h 38m
6.2

6.2/10

18 votes • View on IMDb

"Darryl F. Zanuck's Entertainment gem will take its place in the Hall of Fame !"

Overview

Alexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human voice. She urges him to put off thoughts of marriage until his experiments are complete. He invents the telephone, marries and becomes rich and famous, though his happiness is threatened when a rival company sets out to ruin him.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 4, 1939
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0031981

Cast

Don Ameche
Don Ameche

Alexander Graham Bell

Loretta Young
Loretta Young

Mrs. Mabel Hubbard Bell

Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda

Thomas Watson

Charles Coburn
Charles Coburn

Gardner Hubbard

Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart

Thomas Sanders

Spring Byington
Spring Byington

Mrs. Hubbard

Sally Blane
Sally Blane

Gertrude Hubbard

Polly Ann Young
Polly Ann Young

Grace Hubbard

Georgiana Young
Georgiana Young

Berta Hubbard

Bobs Watson
Bobs Watson

George Sanders

Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks

Mr. Barrows

Paul Stanton
Paul Stanton

Chauncey Smith

Key Crew

Irving Cummings
Director
Lamar Trotti
Screenplay
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer